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London halts for Margaret Thatcher's funeral

Margaret Thatcher's funeral procession brought London to a standstill on Wednesday morning as military personnel and members of the public lined the streets amid a light drizzle to pay their......

Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Equally admired and loathed, both Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher have been so often memorialised in biography, novels and film that it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, says Sunil......

Thatcher body removed from Ritz, funeral on April 17

The funeral of former British Premier Margaret Thatcher will be held on April 17, the UK government announced on Tuesday, while undertakers removed the body of the 'Iron Lady' from the Ritz Hotel,......

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher: Life in pictures

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was the country's only female premier. She was a towering figure in post-war British and world politics. Rediff.com takes a look at the legacy of......

World leaders mourn Margaret Thatcher's death

Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have divided opinion during her lifetime but her death i8n London on Friday attracted a unanimous outpouring of tributes across the globe......

Why India needs politicians like Margaret Thatcher

We need politicians like Margaret Thatcher, who can articulate economic solutions for the country rather than concentrating on politics alone. Margaret Thatcher lent herself easily to hatred and......

Column: Lessons from the NTPC fiasco

There can be no forgetting the Margaret Thatcher principle of leaving something on the table for the small investor, writes Subir Roy.The government has come in for severe criticism for the poor......

Has political advertising matured?

'Labour isn't working. Britain's better off with the Tories' -- Saatchi and Saatchi's advertisement for Margaret Thatcher in 1978, not only made Saatchis famous, but also opened the doors for the......

Focus on aam aadmi, infra: Colleagues to Pranab

Not a single voice in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's pre-Budget meeting with Congress party office-bearers sought further economic reforms. Instead, the overwhelming demand from the party on......

Beauty lessons from past recessions

Bright lips"Women are now opting for colours which make them look as if they really have good skin: a healthy cheek, a rosy lip," says Terry Barber, MAC's director of make-up artistry. "There is......

Review: The Iron Lady works because of Meryl Streep

The Iron Lady is much too lethargic to create the complexity of Margaret Thatcher's supremacy or match the aura of Meryl Streep's ambitions, writes Sukanya Verma. It was in a Linda Goodman book......

Meryl Streep has a winner in The Iron Lady

Meryl Streep wows critics with her performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady.If anyone in the United Kingdom had doubts about an American actress playing a person who dominated British......

Jaya Bachchan turns 65!

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting. Actress Jaya Bachchan, who is often remembered for her performances in films like Guddi, Sholay, Mili, Uphaar, celebrated......

The Best Oscar 2013 Speech? VOTE!

Most of them can act surprised. But that isn't enough to craft -- or to spontaneously come up with -- a genuinely touching, clever or beautiful acceptance speech. Whose acceptance speech......

Will The Artist, Hugo benefit from Oscar win?

The Artist and Hugo -- which won five Oscar awards each -- may just get a boost in their collections.With most of the top Oscar winners including The Artist, The Iron Lady and Hugo approaching the......

British PM Cameron apologises for 1989 stadium disaster

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he is "profoundly sorry" for failures and cover-ups in the wake of the 1989 Hillsborough soccer disaster in which 96 spectators died after a......

UK government to release football stadium disaster report

The British government said on Monday it was committed to disclosing the full facts behind the 1989 Hillsborough football stadium disaster in which 96 Liverpool fans were killed in a crush, an......

The bishop who played cricket

Determination allied with intelligence helped David Sheppard fashion a successful if intermittent career in the strong England side of the 1950s before rising to the office of bishop in the Church......

Blair slams ICC over Zimbabwe

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has pointed the finger of blame at the International Cricket Council (ICC) in the stand-off over whether England should tour Zimbabwe later this year.The England......

Battle of sexes becoming bore

For a sport which can count Mary Queen of Scots among its earliest converts, golf has taken its time to cotton on to women's involvement in the professional game.Many clubs around the world --......

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Q. Who was the first British Prime Minister to win for three consecutive terms?
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Q. I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.Margaret Thatcher -comment
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Q. Samiran Panda saheb says that Lallu was invited to attend Margaret Thatcher's funeral and give a speech. True or false?
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Q. Do you think Margaret Thatcher was the greatest woman politician the world had ever seen?
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Cameron "losing control" as rift with party core widens

By Mohammed Abbas LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey... ...

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David Cameron is losing control of Conservative party over Europe says Lord Howe

The former conservative minister Lord Howe, who served as foreign secretary under Margaret Thatcher, has claimed that David Cameron is "losing... ...

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90-yr-old's 1 lakh books in Karnataka a global hit

Atop an idyllic green hill overlooking Gokarna beach in Karnataka, a 90-year-old priest and former theatre costume designer carefully dusts the 30... ...

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Brexit would be bad for Britain

asn't shifted his position. He wants to hold a referendum in 2017 after renegotiating Britain's ties with the EU Quitting the European Union (EU)... ...

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Associate of Margaret Thatcher sues wife of House of Commons Speaker Sally Bercow in Britain's high-profile Twitter case

Retired British politician Alistair McAlpine accused Sally Bercow of implying in a tweet that he was a paedophile. A retired British politician... ...

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